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Cm2 Conversions Table
Equivalent of 17 cm2 (Square centimeter): |
0.0017 m2 (Square meter) |
0.17 dm2 (Square decimeter) |
1700 mm2 (Square milimeter) |
1.7E-9 km2 (Square Kilometer) |
1.7E-7 Hectare |
1.7E-5 Are |
1.7E-6 Decare |
0.0017 Centiare |
4.972585E-7 Arpent |
1.7 Barn |
0.01829863 Square feet |
4.200785E-7 Acre |
6.721273E-5 Square perche |
6.5637E-10 Square mil |
0.002033183 Square yard |
2.6350078669136 Square inch |
1.8241E-11 Canton |
2.6248E-9 Homestead |
1.68028E-6 Rood |
Cm2 / Barn Units Definition
cm2 (Square centimeter)
The square centimeter is a unit of area in the International System of Units (SI). The abbreviation for square centimeter (or square centimeters) is "cm2". The square centimeter is a derived (or compound) unit in the SI. A square centimeter is an area equivalent to the area formed by a square measuring 1 cm by 1 cm.
Barn
A barn (symbol: b) is a metric unit of area equal to 10-28 m2 (100 fm2). Originally used in nuclear physics to express the cross section of nuclei and nuclear reactions, it is also used today in all areas of high energy physics to express the cross sections of any diffusion process, and is best understood as a measure of the probability of interaction between small particles. A barn corresponds approximately to the cross section of a uranium nucleus. The barn is also the unit of area used in nuclear quadrupole resonance and nuclear magnetic resonance to quantify the interaction of a nucleus with an electric field gradient. Although the barn was never an SI unit, the SI standards body recognized it in the 8th SI brochure (replaced 2019) due to its use in particle physics.